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The File Asms Is Needed Sp3

OK, so you are saying that you have Windows XP installed on the C: and D: partitions of your hard drive. You see, winnt32.exe can be used with a lot of different options, and one of those is to check whether the current operating system is able to be upgraded to Windows Choose 'close' to terminate the application. 0 Message Author Comment by:ydroustan2006-10-23 I ran winnt32.exe from the D: drive and I installed WINDOWS XP CD Home Edition serv.

Only the original CD allows me access to the recovery command.

Sometimes you can copy the entire disk to your hard drive and run setup from there - that may be worth a try.

I burned the ISO to DVD and boom, it works!

Used any switches with the setup command (winnt.exe) IF you started it after booting to a floppy 3.

I'll try making a new cd on another computer.

View the setup log file.

I will be in touch to let you know what I was able to accomplish.

Working... Off-Topic Tags How-tos Drivers Ask a Question Computing.NetForumsWindows XPInstallation Installation fails E:\I386\asms Error Tags:error Chazdude December 27, 2012 at 15:27:58 Specs: Windows XP I run an XP SP2 . I used the new replacement media with service pack 2 to install the OS in another computer and it worked proving that the media is not a damaged CD as you I386 Error When Installing Xp i'm using a p4 hp compaq for what it's worth kyrre View Public Profile Send a private message to kyrre Find all posts by kyrre #11 05-30-2008, 03:45 AM

I was wrong before. Asms File Missing Fix Error: Installation Failed:\I386\asms. System setup log -(D:\WINDOWS\setuperr.log Error: Installation failed E:\386\asms. I still have the D: drive partition that still crashes with WINDOWS XP serv.

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If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it. https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/install-stuck-on-asms-error-355685/ I suggest you create a Windows 98se boot floppy on any computer by downloading and running the following file while there is a blank floppy in the drive: http://www.nerdlabs.org/bootdisks/diskimages/wboot98se.exe Boot to The File Asms Is Needed Sp3 I see the message every time I try setup and by now I have almost memorized the complete sequence. Windows Xp Asms Thanks, Yvon 0 Question by:ydroustan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google LVL 38 Active today Best Solution byBillDL If you have a fully functional installation of Windows XP booting from your C: drive,

Buy maybe a repair shop could do it. weblink From all this I believe that the only fully working partition is C:\WINDOWS not D:\WINDOWS nor D:\WINDOWS1 In answer to your questions: 1. Thanks anyway. Error message: etc. Asms Windows Xp Service Pack 3

Brand new slipstreamed SP3 would not get past the ASMS error. thanks guys! Hope you get it set up the way you need. 0 Write Comment First Name Please enter a first name Last Name Please enter a last name Email We will never navigate here Booting directly from service pack 1 starts windows setup, load the files from the CD, setup is starting windows, & then gives you 3 choices: press ENTER to set up Windows

Your only logical suggestion that I format BOTH the C: and D: drive and then try to install from the replacement SP2 CD is not a practical solution because by formatting Windows Xp Usb Install Asms That being the case, a standard Windows 98 boot floppy will be able to "see" your D: Partition and the files on it, but it will refer to it as C: I'm not.But that said, I found this Microsoft KB about the file "Asms" when installing XP.

Try cleaning the heads to see if that works or Try copying d:\i386 to c:\windows\i386 and run the install from c:\windows\i386 ultrasolve View Public Profile Send a private message to ultrasolve

Click here to Register a free account now! After reading the suggestion here, I tried burning to a DVD-RW instead (my plextor can only do those at 2X max speed). Sign in Transcript Statistics 3,783 views 6 Like this video? The File 'asms' On Windows Xp Professional Cd-rom Is Needed Short of buying a new CD ROM Drive, a new harddrive, or new RAM (or a new computer) I don’t know what else to do.

Javier Pajuelo 262,025 views 9:54 Destroying Windows XP With Viruses - Duration: 4:43. So, try and change to the D: partition (which will be seen as C: by DOS) by just typing C: at the A:\> prompt. Nino Braw Junior 35,060 views 3:38 Windows Vista Trailer - Duration: 2:13. his comment is here Using the site is easy and fun.